The slowest way possible to build panels instead of using a material feeder. Robotic arms are slow and should only be used for intricate movements that are done a few times or for station transfers. If you put a stack of wood down at the end of the panel building track you can use a set of wheels to feed them one at a time onto the track. These systems have been used in lumber mills for 100+ years. Any time you have to place a straight beam you could have a feeder conveyor that drops them into place.
@@rightstuffequipment4324 look at anything massproduced on the scale of a lightbulb or spark plug. They are produced using highly specialized machines that are able to move items through steps much quicker and with much shorter distances between steps. Think a conveyor belt that has a stack feeder and as the frame passes underneath the wall panels drop into place and pass automatic nailer/screw guns that don't need to move. You would increase production speeds tremendously, over placing panels with a robotic arm and using one robot to drive screws in multiple locations. A robotic arm will never swing a wall panel as fast as you can have a stack feeder drop a board a few inches. You don't see bottling plants use robots to screw caps on. They use a bulk feeder as the bottle moves. Example: If you have multiple bulk feeders you can drop the outer boards onto a moving jig, drop the frame pieces from another feeder as the jig moves along and drive screws/nails from the bottom. Use robots or workers to insert electrical cables through precut slots (since it is an intricate movement), Spray foam insulation, and drop the top boards on, before attaching them from the top with another row of nailers on a rail. You could even add a paint spraying rail at the end to finish the wall panel off. This would require 2 board feeders, 3-4 frame feeders, 2 rows of nail guns, 1 foam spraying robot (or wool insulation feeder), 1 wireing station, and 1-2 paint spray rails You also have the option for automated opening cutting stations for windows and electrical outlets. Only using robots for steps that require movement is much quicker and more efficient.
I could not agree more, Robots are able to achieve great time frames but, reprogramming them can be a fraught business. Costing upwards of 1/2 million its an expensive mistake when one considers low wage competition. I'd wage the video was not shot in the UK, Germany or Japan would be my guess, maybe Holland.
would seem like this has a lot of potential, particularly if the walls could be done, sheet rocked/primed, insulated, electrical installed, sheathed, and siding. all by machines, leaving it to be placed on site (how to bolt walls down if its all sheathed?), small connections and final finishes done on site. would think that shaves at least a month off on site construction timelines, plus walls could be slung into place using machine and just two workers in many cases. add truss systems, maybe some other areas of pre-fabrication (plumbing, roofing, etc.), to produce kit homes. the tipping point probably comes when 90% of the walls could be completed, and cost is lowered by automation and repeatability.
I've done that in a Boucherville project back in 1984. The sheetrock had a 12" triangle that was bent up to access the bolt to be attached to a nut; when the triangle was bent down again and nailed, nothing was noticeable after painting. Did 24 condos entirely panelized in a factory where 16 year-old vacationing students were hired that summer.
Hey@@JacquesBPoirier , I'm curious about your process of thinking to made the construction sending all to construction site prefab, can we talk to me better understand ?
Soon the whole process from growing the wood to robot forklifts drive from that factory to the city, place the house into a vacant allotment, use your phone to open your new flatpack house once the down payment went through. Comes with netflix and amazon as standard. Future is bright
The accuracy is stupidly high. Now imagine what these things can do with parametric architecture. These things are built for NON standard construction. They do standard framing just for a warm up. YES, the US is getting on the edge. The industry RETURNED to us as it SHOULD.
Nobody is talking about the price of making all of this happen. Each robot is big money and it's hard to make them cost effective. I'm all for having robots -just much cheaper. I can make all of these, it would be fun.
Cheaper than hiring people to do the same thing. Hiring people they do it slower and make mistakes and waste materials whereas machines don't make mistakes and can run 24/7.
Composite and reinforced Fibreglass is so 1800's. It actually doesn't last as long as wood and in most cases heavier. Then again, young people think the knew it all
The slowest way possible to build panels instead of using a material feeder. Robotic arms are slow and should only be used for intricate movements that are done a few times or for station transfers. If you put a stack of wood down at the end of the panel building track you can use a set of wheels to feed them one at a time onto the track. These systems have been used in lumber mills for 100+ years. Any time you have to place a straight beam you could have a feeder conveyor that drops them into place.
Congratulations nobody asked
Have you seen such designs?
Your basic assumptions about robots are incorrect. These robot can move much faster than shown while maintaining 1mm precision
@@rightstuffequipment4324 look at anything massproduced on the scale of a lightbulb or spark plug. They are produced using highly specialized machines that are able to move items through steps much quicker and with much shorter distances between steps. Think a conveyor belt that has a stack feeder and as the frame passes underneath the wall panels drop into place and pass automatic nailer/screw guns that don't need to move. You would increase production speeds tremendously, over placing panels with a robotic arm and using one robot to drive screws in multiple locations.
A robotic arm will never swing a wall panel as fast as you can have a stack feeder drop a board a few inches. You don't see bottling plants use robots to screw caps on. They use a bulk feeder as the bottle moves.
Example:
If you have multiple bulk feeders you can drop the outer boards onto a moving jig, drop the frame pieces from another feeder as the jig moves along and drive screws/nails from the bottom. Use robots or workers to insert electrical cables through precut slots (since it is an intricate movement), Spray foam insulation, and drop the top boards on, before attaching them from the top with another row of nailers on a rail. You could even add a paint spraying rail at the end to finish the wall panel off.
This would require 2 board feeders, 3-4 frame feeders, 2 rows of nail guns, 1 foam spraying robot (or wool insulation feeder), 1 wireing station, and 1-2 paint spray rails
You also have the option for automated opening cutting stations for windows and electrical outlets.
Only using robots for steps that require movement is much quicker and more efficient.
I could not agree more, Robots are able to achieve great time frames but, reprogramming them can be a fraught business. Costing upwards of 1/2 million its an expensive mistake when one considers low wage competition. I'd wage the video was not shot in the UK, Germany or Japan would be my guess, maybe Holland.
Congratulations amazing job!!!
Thank you.
would seem like this has a lot of potential, particularly if the walls could be done, sheet rocked/primed, insulated, electrical installed, sheathed, and siding. all by machines, leaving it to be placed on site (how to bolt walls down if its all sheathed?), small connections and final finishes done on site. would think that shaves at least a month off on site construction timelines, plus walls could be slung into place using machine and just two workers in many cases. add truss systems, maybe some other areas of pre-fabrication (plumbing, roofing, etc.), to produce kit homes. the tipping point probably comes when 90% of the walls could be completed, and cost is lowered by automation and repeatability.
I've done that in a Boucherville project back in 1984. The sheetrock had a 12" triangle that was bent up to access the bolt to be attached to a nut; when the triangle was bent down again and nailed, nothing was noticeable after painting. Did 24 condos entirely panelized in a factory where 16 year-old vacationing students were hired that summer.
Hey@@JacquesBPoirier , I'm curious about your process of thinking to made the construction sending all to construction site prefab, can we talk to me better understand ?
This is the future.
yes, it is.
They should have installed the vinyl or sheet goods prior to stacking the interior walls to save labor time
Soon the whole process from growing the wood to robot forklifts drive from that factory to the city, place the house into a vacant allotment, use your phone to open your new flatpack house once the down payment went through. Comes with netflix and amazon as standard. Future is bright
AWESOME!!
Thank you!
I’d like to see if this could work on a steel framed building
In due time
The accuracy is stupidly high.
Now imagine what these things can do with parametric architecture. These things are built for NON standard construction. They do standard framing just for a warm up.
YES, the US is getting on the edge. The industry RETURNED to us as it SHOULD.
You are correct. The accuracy is incredible! This is just the beginning of what is coming.
Perfekt!!!
That is crazy cool
bonjour , quelle entreprise possède ce matériel ?
Wow, that is something else. I better learn to hunt.
Learn to hunt?
Nobody is talking about the price of making all of this happen. Each robot is big money and it's hard to make them cost effective. I'm all for having robots -just much cheaper. I can make all of these, it would be fun.
You can consider second-hand industrial robots
Cheaper than hiring people to do the same thing. Hiring people they do it slower and make mistakes and waste materials whereas machines don't make mistakes and can run 24/7.
Portal 2 be like
Days of Iron man is here.
Impressive system but out of date material. Composite and reinforced fibreglass are today's solution.
Still using wood in Philadelphia on large housing development jobs
Composite and reinforced Fibreglass is so 1800's. It actually doesn't last as long as wood and in most cases heavier. Then again, young people think the knew it all
Most are still using wood to build.